Stealing this - it mocks "narrow-minded, outdated, negatively-judgemental, or condescending attitudes ". Per my boys, if someone says "Okay, Boomer" to you, they are saying that you are narrow minded or are acting/speaking in a condescending way. In some cases it could also be used to call someone a bigot, but this is not a common use.
I've been told by the "yoots" it means basically what your boys told you and it is associated specifically with white people born in the "baby boomer" generation. Not just anybody born in that generation.
My youngest son's GF called another girl (in her early 20s) in their group a Boomer for saying something when they were watching TV in my house a few weeks ago (I did not catch the context, but it was clear that she was being called out for this type of behavior). There wasn't any push back about it, either. Apparently the girl felt chastised, but rightfully so, and was chagrined for having made the comment. She did not take it as an insult.
Not ageism where I live - it is about behavior, not age. But maybe something else in other areas.
Then why not just say "bigot" or something else? Some whippersnapper is going to be interviewing an older person and get sued for this one day.
Yea this. It's definitely more about behavior than age IMO.
Because it is focused on an attitude/behavior that is distinct from bigotry. Though it may include some types of bigotry.
Maybe - GenZ came up with this, not the Millennials - They are too young to care about things like that yet. And they couldn't tell a boomer from a millennial - to them, anyone over the age of 25 is old.
I do think that it is rooted in inter-generational discord. The older members of GenZ align themselves with the Greta Thunbergs of the world. They know that they are being handed a world in deep trouble, and that previous generations are the cause of that. So they have little use for the "wisdom" of those who have led them to their destruction.
No disrespect to you or your boys. But every generation thinks this way. That their generation "has it right" and these previous generations have screwed it all up. It's been this way from the beginning of time. I can almost guarantee you that when your boys' generation turns 53 years old, and had their chance to leave their mark on society. There will be a younger generation of 20 somethings outraged and clamoring for change at the "mess" they were left by your boys' generation. Again, no disrespect to you or your boys. But this type stuff has been going on forever and the same root problems of cultures and societies (though they may present themselves in different forms) have stayed the same from generation to generation.
When my boys are 53, the world will be a very different place. No generation has faced what they will face. Global warming is the most serious threat to civilization in the history of mankind.
If they are of the belief they only have 30 some odd years to do something or global civilization as they know it will end. Then yeah, I can see their panic. And I'm not poking fun or being snarky when I say that. Please understand that.
Science says that we have 10 years to change this. After that - too late.
I do not want to get into a climate change/global warming discussion over an "Ok, Boomer" discussion. LOL! But if science claims are right and 10 years is all we have left to make enough changes to correct it. With the understanding that "we" doesn't just mean America. Then we may have already reached "too late". Just my opinion though. I'm just an accountant and youth league baseball coach. So take that for what it's worth. LOL!
Yep, but with the right leadership, America could make a huge difference. When we throw up our hands and give up, we are giving up on our children, and their children, not some hypothetical group of people 1,000 years in the future.
